Truth & Love Blog
Holding Onto Hope
Of all people, Christians should be the most emotionally mature. Yet, often Christians seem to be the least emotionally mature and the most emotionally tone-deaf.
Not Your Father’s Pastoral Counseling Class
The old way of teaching pastoral counseling offered people a fish; it didn’t teach them to fish. The new way teaches students how to think biblically about every pastoral counseling issue.
What’s Wrong with Stuffing Our Feelings?
We are to manage our moods the way the psalmists did— facing our feelings face-to-face with God and soothing our soul in our Savior.
What About Bob? What About RPM?
In less than two minutes, learn about the mission and vision of RPM Ministries, and find out the answer to that age-old question, “What about Bob?”
Emotions Gone Bad and Mad
Instead of using emotions to experience deeply the life God grants us, we misuse our emotions to forget the pain in our soul and the sin in our heart.
Become an Emotional Mentor: How to Help Others with Their Emotions
Since emotional maturity includes experiencing life deeply and acting on feelings wisely, help people to face their feelings.
How’s Your Emotional Intelligence?
People talk a lot about IQ—Intelligence Quotient. However, we all know that “book smarts” and “people smarts” are two different skills. Today, we’ll summarize and apply what we’ve said so far about emotions by taking an Emotional Intelligence Test.
Dust and Divinity: Our Bodies and Our Emotions
I know today’s post is controversial. What’s your take? Where do you stand on the issue of causes and cures for emotional distress? Does the body potentially play a role? Is medicine ever part of God’s ordained treatment?
Five to Live By: The Rob Bell Issue
Linking you to the top 5 Christian blog posts of the week—posts that provide robust, rich, and relevant insights for living. This week’s top 5 focus on “the Rob Bell issue.”
Emotions: What Went Wrong?
Remember this principle. Overwhelming moods lead to survival mode.